Howard Gayles:
CLASS OF 1963
RUHS/Richmond High SchoolClass of 1963
Richmond, CA
Mesa Community CollegeClass of 1974
Mesa, AZ
Mesa High SchoolClass of 1973
Mesa, AZ
Howard's Story
BORN IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA IN 1945.RAISED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN SEPTEMBER 1963,COMPLETING ONE TOUR IN VIET NAM.AFTER COMPLETING MY ENLISTMENT OF SERVCE, MADE PHOENIX MY HOME FOR THE NEXT 23 YEAR..I BEGAN PLAYING MUSICAL ENGAGEMENTS AT THE AGE OF 13 YEARS, AND HAVEN'T STOPPED SINCE. EVEN WHILE IN THE AIR FORCE, BOTH OVERSEAS AND AT HOME I CONTINUED TO PERFORM FOR NUMEROUS MILITARY CLUBS AND THE USO SHOWS WITH SUCH AS MARTHA RAE AND PHIL CROSBY.AFTER COMPLETING MY MILITARY TOUR OF DUTY,I PERFORMED WITH THE LATE GREAT JACKIE WILSON AND WORKED WITH THE LATE GREAT RAY CHARLES' BAND.AS I WAS GROWING UP,I PLAYED AND PERFORMED WITH LARRY GRAHAM OF SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE. I EARNED MY AA AT MES...Expand for more
A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MESA ARIZONA, AND COMPLETED MY STUDIES AT ASU, WITH A BA IN PERFORMING ARTS AND MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY.I MOVED TO SPRINGFIELD,MISSOURI IN 1993. SINE THEN I;VE PLAYED IN BRANSON,MO, AND THE SOUTH WHICH INCLUDED COLUMBUS MS,ATLANTA,GA AND NEW ORLEANS,LA.I'VE ALSO PLAYED IN SST.LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY,MO AS WELL AS LITTLE ROCK,AR,AND TULSA.OK.CURRENTLY PLAYING HIGHLAND SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB,BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE IN AURORA,EASY'S CAJUN FOOD RESTAURANT & LOUNGE , ALSO ERINE BIGGS DEULING PIANO , ON THE BRANSON LANDING.I SPECIALIZES IN PIANO,DRUMS AND VOCALS,BUT I PLAY THE GUITAR, TRUMPET,SAX AND FLUTE. I PLAY A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSIC; COUNTRY;ROCK-N-ROLL; JAZZ; RHYTHM & BLUES; CONTEMPORARY; 'REGGAE AND GOSPEL
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